Tourney vs Bracket Maker
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Tourney
Easily manage sports and game tournaments with customizable brackets, leagues, and scoreboards. Track live scores, create schedules, and share results instantly with organizers and spectators. Features AI-powered participant import and multiple seeding methods.
- Multiple tournament formats (Single Elimination, Round Robin, Swiss)
- Live score tracking and real-time updates
- Participant registration and management
- AI-powered participant import from images
- Customizable brackets and seeding methods
- Shareable tournament instances for collaboration
- Spectator read-only mode
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The best tournament app for managing brackets, leagues and individual scoreboards for any sport or game. Track scores live, create schedules, and share results instantly. Competition formats: • Create clear, visual structures. You can choose from Single Elimination, Double Elimination, Group Stage, Round Robin, Swiss System and Scorecard options. • Customize group stages, qualifiers, and participant flow according to your needs. • Accommodate up to 64 players/teams, complete with personalized graphics, names, and avatars. • 100+ Presets to choose from for participants and backgrounds and team shirt creator. • Multiple Seeding methods: Standard bracket (1st vs 16th), Pot system (like Champions League), or Sequential order. Drag & drop adjustments available Shareable instances: • Collaborate with other organizers and keep everyone updated by sharing. • Cross-platform support to share or get invitation from. • Real-time updates and collaborative editing ensure that everyone stays informed about scores, match results, and overall progress. • Spectators can also view matches in a read-only mode. Organization: • Overview for sharing essential details in one place. • Participant registration with two modes: Invite specific players/teams or allow open signups before event start and verification codes. • Set dates, times, and locations for matches across all formats. • Follow specific matches and automatically receive calendar invites to your default calendar app for any changes. Simple Interface: • Tourney features an intuitive, minimalist design for both beginners and seasoned organizers. • AI-powered text scanning to import participants from images. Works with handwritten lists, photos, and also text or csv file reader. • Update winners, scores and match details with just a tap. Store players/teams to create even more, save time and merge them together. Get started now. Core features are free to use and no ads. https://tourneymaker.app/terms-of-use
Bracket Maker
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Create clean tournament brackets for sports, games, school events, office competitions, clubs, and friendly matchups. Brakora helps you build tournaments fast, track match progress, and share brackets with players or friends. Whether you are running a football cup, tennis ladder, padel event, esports night, chess tournament, or local league, Brakora keeps the format simple and organized. Features: - Create tournament brackets in seconds - Build single-elimination brackets - Plan round-robin and group-stage events - Add players or teams quickly - Randomize or manually adjust seeding - Automatically handle BYE matches - Track scores, winners, and standings - Share tournament links with participants - Save tournament history - Reuse formats for future events - Works for sports, games, clubs, schools, and casual competitions Brakora Pro unlocks more power for organizers: - Unlimited tournaments - Larger brackets - Live scoring - Public sharing links - Match history - Saved templates - Advanced tournament formats Perfect for: - Football, tennis, padel, basketball, baseball - Esports and gaming tournaments - Chess, ping pong, pool, darts - School and club competitions - Office events and friendly challenges - Any custom competition you want to organize - Start your next tournament in minutes. Add players, choose a format, generate the bracket, and keep every match moving. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://nazarovkirill.tech/privacy-policy.html
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Tourney at every 3 weeks against Bracket Maker's every 2 months. Tourney also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 18.0). On price, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Tourney sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $14.99 per month and Bracket Maker sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $39.99 per year. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Tourney ships an update every 3 weeks, Bracket Maker every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 11, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Tourney | Bracket Maker |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (469 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 53.1% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 469 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 110 MB | 18 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Eric Karlsson | Kiryl Nazarau |
Bugs and requests
Tourney
Reported bugs
9 issues- Round robin tournament logic errors (incorrect tie calculations, teams marked tied without playing)
- 3rd place matchup causes app crashes
- Teams disappear from tournament display
- Teams deleted unexpectedly in edit bracket option
- Photo/logo data lost on app restart or closure
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- Premium features inaccessible despite active subscription
- Frequent app crashes requiring reinstallation
- Inconsistent team capacity display
- Logo reset when editing round robin tournaments in progress
Requested features
18 requests- One-time lifetime purchase option instead of recurring subscription
- Increase free team limit to 24-32 teams
- Free access to all tournament styles and formats
- Grid view option for tournaments and groups
- Ability to reorganize tournaments and groups freely
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- Color-coding for qualified/eliminated teams
- Promotion and relegation system for league play
- Teams play multiple times without premium
- Swiss bracket advancement based on win/loss records (3 wins advance, 3 losses eliminate)
- Randomized game outcomes based on team ratings
- Zoom functionality for better viewing
- Group stage with knockout progression (groups to round of 16, quarterfinals, etc.)
- Series options for tournaments
- Edit team names and logos after tournament starts
- Seeding display in brackets
- Adjustable round robin match frequency
- Live game filming/streaming integration
- Cut and paste capability for team management
Bracket Maker
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Tourney
- Monthly$14.991 Month
- Club Monthly7 Days trial$49.991 Month
- Yearly7 Days trial$69.991 Year
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- Enterprise Monthly7 Days trial$89.991 Month
- Club Yearly7 Days trial$399.991 Year
- Enterprise Yearly7 Days trial$699.991 Year
- One-time access$12.99
Bracket Maker
- Weekly Trial7 Days trial$39.991 Year
- Montly Trial1 Month trial$39.991 Year
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